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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
EDGECOMBE CENTRAL CLUB.

The Farmers Central Club met
in regular session Monday in the
Armory of the Guards. The atten-
dance was not very large, especially
when there was quite a crowd in
town, brought by the excitement
over the stock law. Col. Elias Carr,
the President, presided. Consider
able business incident to a new
club getting down to a working
basis was transacted. The President
was instructed to withhold, for a
time, the appointment Of township
committees to organize local clubs,
until the constitution and bylaws
could be printed for distribution
TdrborO SOutherner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
Continued from first page.)
CONOVER FARMERS CLUB.
CATAwBA COUNTY, N. c.,
January, 20, 1886.

OAIA bA IN. ",
January, 20, 1886.
According to the previous an
nOuncement a number of Farmers
met at the new schoolhouse one
mile West of Conover for the purpose
Of organizing a Farmers club. S.
E. Killian was called to the chair,
G. W. Herman acting as Secretary.
After the chairman explained the
object of the meeting, Col. H. A.
Forney was called on who respond
ed in a very interesting speech. c..
W. Herman moved that a commit
tee of three, with the chairman
added, be appointed to draft a
Constitution and Bylaws for their
Club. Chair appointed G. W. Her.
man, J. P. Cline and J. F. Herman
who retired; and after consultation
returned and reported a Constitu-
ton and Bylaws, which were
adopted. The club then went into
an election of officers for the ensuing
year, which resulted as follows:
S. E. Killian, President.
G. W. Herman, Vice-President.
81. A. Herman, Treasurer.
J. F. Herman, Secretary.
G. III. Bernheim, P. G. Lail and J.
P. Cline Executive Committee. H.
A. Herman moved that the regular
meeting of this club be on Saturday
before End Sunday in each month.
Ordered that the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Pied
mont Press and Newton Enterprise.
Meeting adjourned.
S. E. KILL1AN, Pres.
J. F. HERMAN, Sec'y.
Piedmont Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
State 5tems.

The average attendance at the
Graded School is now over 500, and
still they come.-Goldsboro Messen-
ger.
Our county Jail is without a pris-
oner, and has been SO about half
the time within the last twelve
months.-Iroy Videhe.
Dwelling houses are being con-
s~tantly erected in Concord, but still
the demand exceeds the supply.
At present there is not a single
dwelling in town for rent.-Concord
Times.
The Patterson Factory Com
pany has built a new house so feet
long and added the necessary ma
chinery and will at once 90 into the
manufacture of plaids in addition to
their other lines Of goods.-Lenoir
Topic.
Mr.. A. F. Whisnant has dis
coverd a fine mica mine on the land
of Mr.. VIM. Hicks, on Briar Creek
in No. II township. The mica thus
far obtained is of the finest quality.
The supply is very large.-Shelty
NeW Era.
There eve was a time proba-
bly, when so much interest was taken
in the aus of education in Union
county. Private schools in many
sections are we'll sustained, while
the public schools are generally
crowded.-Monroe Enquirer.
The proposition to put New
Hope township under the stock law
prevailed at the. election on the
question in that twnship last Satur-
day by a vote Of sc to II. All of the
county is now under the fence law
excepting a part of Sharp and a part
of Union Grove.-StatesvMe Land
mark.
There has never been a time in
Rockingham county when SO much
interest was taken in the cause of
education as at present. Private
schools in many sections are sue
ceeding the public, and in many sec
tions private schools are sustained
when the public are crowded.
Grass and clover should have full
attention. One gentleman this week
told us that his clover and grass
alone paid all the incidental expense
Of his farm, and that his tobacco
and other crops, r mainly clear
profits. Let our farmers make a
change this year, and we think they
will not regret it.-Dan Valley Echo.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16

The farmers in Pamlico county
have almost abandoned the cultiva-
ton of rice. After several years
they are satisfied that a continuance
OF the crop will entirely impoverish
the land, insects of all kinds seeming
to be produced from the cultivation
OF this crop. This seems to be the
opinion of a majority OF the best
farmers in the country Washington
Gazette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
MEETING AT STATESVILLE.

The meeting at Statesville last
Friday week to take steps to organ
;ze a Farmers Association was
largely attended. After several
speeches, a committee was appointed
to draft a constitution and bylaws
for the Association and the meeting
adjourned to meet the first Monday
in March.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16

REDUCING THE ACREAGE.-It is the
opinion of well-informed farmers of
Cedar Grove township that the acreage
in tobacco in that township will be
reduced at least one-half this year.
Some tobacco raisers are not going to
plant any. They will give more atten-
ton to other crops.
RAILROAD MEErING.-Last Saturday
night the Chamber of Commerce met to
consider the question of railroads, and,
after discussion, it was decided to call a
mass meeting of the citizens of Winston
and Salem townships next Saturday
night in Winston, to consider PROPOSE
tons of the Richmond & Danville rail
road for an extension of roads from here
to Mocksville and to Wilkesboro.
The criminal docket in the Superior
Court was finished up Monday, and the
civil docket taken up yesterday. The
following, all colored, were convicted of
larceny and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary: Ed. Jones, 10 years; VIM. John
son, 6 years Wallace Masten, 5 years;
Jerry Lash, 5 years; Efram Williamson,
5 years; John Fisher, 3 years; John
Christian, 2 years; Thomas Summers, 3
years. There were three divorce cases
heard and granted, two white and one
colored.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16

A meeting of the farmers in the
vicinity of Alexander's, in Buncombe
county, has been called for 10th
inst. to re-organize the French
Broad Farmers Club.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
Winston Tobaeeo #arket.

Sales heavier last week than at any
time since Winston market was estab-
lished. Notwithstanding heavy breaks
and double sales, the better grades held
their own fairly well. Some falling off
in medium grades.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16

Read our advertisements. And
you will do us a great favor when
you speak or write of them, to men,
ton The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
8oeals.

Several of our tobacco factories have
begun work.
Measles have invaded Winston.
They are prevalent in several counties in
the State.
A little son of DIR. j. A. Blum, of
Winston, accidentally shot two of his
fingers off last Friday while out cunning.
The Merchants Hotel was opened
for business last Monday under the man.
agement of MI. w. r. Vickers, formerly
of Reidsville.
A. C. Snipes, tried in court for man
slaughter in killing Jesse Smith, was
acquitted last Friday, on the ground of
selfdefense.
The State University has an appro3
p~riation of $4,000, $500 land scrip
fund and $4,000 for Normal schools,
total $35,5OO.
Mr.. Wilson Hauser, of Vienna town
ship, who had been an invalid for about
three years, died at his residence i'm that
township last Sunday, aged Is years.
-Messrs. Jas. A. Gray and j. G. Bux-
ton have made a proposition to the city
authorities with a view to organizing a
gas and electric light company to illumi-
nate Winston and Salem.
ERRoR.-In our notice last week of
- nl~--x ~
house for Sandy Brewer the types made
us err. The total number of pounds
sold was l,274 not 1874, as printed. The
other figures were correct.
Temperature for the past seven days,
taken at II m, by a Signal Service
Thermometer, at Ashcraft & Owens
drug store:
February go. February $40.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16

To our Customers and the PuMe:-Ihe population Of Winston wasa about 4so when
our Mr. Hinshaw arrived here nineteen years ago. since thu day Of his arrval he
has done whatever he could to build up and develop the agricultural interests to
build up a home market for Ill the products grown in this section and to aid
in making a country and town that would be the pride Of thu State; he invested
the first in the tobacco business and put up the first Tobacco Warehouse
built in Winston, and, in conjunction with others, held three successful Wheat
and CatneF Fairs here which resulted lin a favorable revolution in wheat, grass and
stock growing, and caused Forsyth county to be the banner county at the State
Expositon. During the nineteen years he has had a trade and patronage that he
is proud of and % his customers he returns his thanks; Now with increased facl-
tiles increased capital N accurate knowledge Of the needs INT wants OF the
country, with a thoroughly organized and long established business, " re feel that
we ar in better position to merit trade than eve before.
In our iferentd Departmental car be found a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-16
Home Fertilizer !!
Cotton, Corn and Trucking!

TON OF ERTILIZER.
The following certificates are from
leading farmers of our State. Read what
they say about it:
Dr.. II. Y. Dunstan, Windsor, N. e.:
alt has given as much satisfaction as
any of the standard guanos."
Rec. G. W. SamderHn, Boston, N. c.: 81
pronounce the Home the best all pur-
pose fertilizer in my experience"
Mr.. O. Il. Anderson, Madison, N. c.: ~
prefer it to other fertilizers costing $500
a ton" BOYKIN, GARNER & Co.,
IL & 13 ". Liberty St.,
49-3m. BALTIMORE, MD.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
FROM CALAIS.
The Laborers on the Megantic Road
Not Abused Nor SwindIed.

CALAIS, June o.
OF the seventy-nve laborers hired In Calais to
work on the Megantic railroad, over half or all
who have any money, have retr-ned. while the
balance are making their way hnme ON foot. An
agent is in Lewiston seeking French Canadian
were taken care Of last week by the city Of Ban
gor and aided by charitable citizens.
The above despatch together with others,
detailing the hardships and magnifying the
ill-treatment endured by the workmen en-
ployed on the Megantic road in Northern
Maine has been given wide publicity, and
has been the object Of considerable com
ment in this vicinity.
The firm Of Maxwell and Thompson of St.
Stephen. contractors. have in charge large
section Of the new road near Moosehead
lake. and it is under them that the Calais la
borers are working Mr.. G. II. Maxwell
was seen this morning by PRESS represent
ative, and questioned in regard to the yeraci-
ty OF the story. He pronounces it to be ut
terly untrue. OF the number Of men hired
by the firm all are at work but eight, who
skipped last week, and concerning whose re-
liability doubts were entertained at the tins
Of their engagement. Otherwise the crew ie
doing well and the men are entirely satisfied
with their work and treatment. The labor
OF constructing a railroad line through the
almost unexplored wilderness is necessa-
rlly arduous, but not more so than
that to which men who have lived
in the woods all their lives have been ac-
customed. "Of COURSE" Mr.. Maxwell OBJ
served, '.hotel bred fellows will get their
fingers blistered and then complain bitterly
when they find they have not soft job and
big wages, but the men working for us have
the best Of accommodations, regular hours
and regular pay, and the best food that can
be procured in Bangor. No laborers were
ever treated better than they are. These
stories Of wholesale desertion and destitu-
tion have no foundation whatever except in
the minds Of newspaper correspondents"
Mr.. Maxwell believed that these tales Of
woe originated In feeling of hostility to the
Canadian Pacific Company, and that had an
American corporation been constructing the
road nothing Of the sort would have ever
been said concerning its operations:
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
A TERRIBLE scouRcE.
The Spread OF Oriental Leprosy In
Louisiana.
rChicago Tribune.l

The report of the State Board of Health on
the leprosy in st. Martinsville has aroused
the New Ooleans press, and it is calling for
the establishment of leprosy hospital
There are now three localities affected by
leprosy in Louisiana-in Lafourohe, Yer
million and st. Martinsville, where the dis
ease has been propagated for a century OF
more. In the instance just reported in st.
Martinsville the Board of Health declares it
to be hereditary and non-contagious, but
when former investigation was made in
Lafourche, some time ago. there were indi-
cations of contagion, and the inquiry made
by the British government in Nova Scotia,
whence it was carried to Louisiana, showed
that in many cases the loathsome disease
could be transferred from one affected with
it to healthy person. The Louisiana
Board of Health and the press, therefore,
call for leper hospital and for the passage of
a law isolating in it all persons affected with
the disease, and they point out that such
hospital existed in New Orleans mnay years
ago and succeeded in eifectually exterminat-
ing leprosy in that section Of the State. The
investigation Of the board at st, Martinsyille
showed that while there was very little Of
the disease there-only eight cases, including
even the suspicious ones that the wild ru-
mors of its prevalence had done injury. st.
Martinsville is sleepy town Of 5000 peopl e,
the commercial and social capital of that por-
tion of Louisiana inhabited by the A cadans
who came here from Acadia or No va Scotia,
something over century ago, and whose
story has been so well told by Longfellow in
"Evangeline." The population Of the town
is almost wholly French, and French is the
Occasional cases of leprosy have been re-
ported from the neighborhood for years past,
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
Notes..

Games to-day-Mancheste at Portland,
lawrence at Lynn, Boston at Lowell, Hayer-
hill at Salem.
Manaser Spence presented Manchester
with Sheffiers release after the meeting Fri
day night. His object in making the point
was to establish precedent in such eases
The Manchester club has protested the
Lynn game Of June 10th at Manchester, on
the ground that Lynn played Devlin, a play
er under contract with the Philadelphia club.
Madden, Wheelock and O'Rourke, gradu-
ates from Spence's Preparatory School for
National League Players, were in this city
over Sunday
The Portlands are without doubt the best
managed team in the league. They throw no
cnaaees S.lante % away. and play for an they are
ready to meet each adversary, be they weak
or strong.-Lowell News.
The winning run in the ell-POrtland
game OF last Thursday was made on hit by
Dawn. Two men were out, and Hatfield
Three balls had been pitched, one strike
and two balls" and the fourth one came
sailing along. WhizI Davin's hit cub the air,
almost knocked the cover off the sphere and
then went sailing of to centre field, clean
base hit, the fifth made in the inning, and
Hatfield, with smile broadening his face.
danced jig on the home plate. The Port
lands had literally "slugged" out a victory
which had seemed almost hopeless"
"A consolidated nine of Colby and BOwdoin
players has been formed and games will be
arranged with the Rocklands, Belfast and
Bangors.. The following are the players and
their positions: Moulton, c. and 3b; Good
win, p: and 3b; Larrabee, C. and IS. Soule,
ss. and RI; Talbot, IT,; Dearth, cf.; /; Under
wood, p and rf. Wagg, 2b; Boutelle, 1b.
The first game will probably be played the
9th of this month with the Rocklands. The
team Will be managed by Mr.. IL. b. Austin
Of Bowdoin.
There's no denying the fact that the Port
lands are great ball players, and that they
are sluggers from No. to No. 9.-Lowel
Times.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
GENERAL NEWS

Messrs. Carlisle, Lamar, Vooaees. Steven
son and Villas are the leadin Democratic
candidates for Vice President.
Speaker Carlise is going to Washington to
confer with the President on eform meas
ures to be presented to Congress-
The winners in the races of he BROOKLYN
Jockey Club. Saturday, were Iaroon, Bay
Ridge, Amalgam, Guarantee, hyor, Vino
ma and Tipsy.
The st. George Society, of Warrington. are
TO dedicate convalescent war; in the Gar
neid Hospital. in honor of Quee Victoria.
A locomotive ON the Ohio & Vest Virginia
railroad struck wagon Friday, 1t Gallipolis,
Ohio, in which were j. Adams nd wife and
two children, instantly killing the parents
and one child.
At Ballindangan, Ireland, near MTchells-
town, 200 children have boycotted he ma
tional schools.
Frost Friday night, in the valley of Suhe-
gan river, New Hampshire, killed the pma-
toes, beans and potatoes.
The Jody of Charles Moore, an agefen-
tleman, was discovered Saturday morfng.
hanging from q hook in his room in New
York city.
Twelve hundred carpenters are on stike
at Toronto, Ontario.
VIM. Bacon Stevens, ID. d., M. D., bihop
OF the Protestant Episcopal church forthe
diocese OF Pennsylvania, died Saturday.
Steamship Wadema arrived at San Franis-
co Saturday, from Australia, having on
board the Earl of Aberdeen. ex-Lord Iiu-
tenant of Ireland, and wife. intelligence
was brought by the steamer Of the deathof
the American tragedian, William L. Shdi-
dan, May 18th, of epilepsy.
Grand Master Workman Ppwderly was
given an enthusiastic reception at Mechanics
Hall, Boston, Saturday night.
West Point this year graduates GA cadets.
commencement exercises opened Yesterday
at Brown University, Tufts College, Ando-
yer Theological Seminary and Abbott Semi
nary.
Brig Gen. Walcott, of Cambridge, Mass,
died Saturday night.
The prospect is that the crops in Texas
VIII be the largest since the big crop Of 1882.
President Cleveland's INTENDED visit to st.
Louis during the G. A. r. enampment, is
giving the citizens a good deal Of trouble.
The boys in blue object.
Hon. James n. Buff of Lynn, Mass, died
last night, aged 20 years.
There have been no new cases of yellow
FEVER at Key West since Saturday.
A young woman who was insane threw
her baby from two story window in Boston
Saturday, and then jumped out herself. The
woman broke one of her arms and received
severe scalp wounds. The baly was only
slightly bruised.
Before the reassembling of the Oyer and
Terminer Court in New York, Saturday, be-
fore recess, Mr.. MARITIME called Messrs. Mel
son. and Stickney aside. and made the fol.
lowing statement: "We deem it proper at
this stage of the case to inform you that
William q. Maloney, reading cle.k of the
1884 board of aldermen, has turned State
evidence and will testify at the tria." SHARP
says that no testimony that Maoney can
torney or assistant will confirm ordeny the
rumor of Maloney's return.
The increase in the circulating medium Of
the United States the past year was SIS, 600,
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT,
PORTLAND. Me. Inna IL 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
Body of tho Missing Actor Found.

BosToN, Mass, June 12-The body of Geo.
X. Parks. the actor, who has been missing
since June 1st, was picked up In the harboT
on Bird Island by the police boat. The body
bore evidence of having been some time IN
the water. 1t was identified by means of
marks upon the clothing. Parks was about
81 years old and has been a member Of the
nies, but for the past two or three seasons
has been on the road playing in "Siberia.'
:; Hold by the -Enemy.o and other produc-
.tions. He was very popular among ms as
sociates, Of good habits, and had wife to
whom he was devotedly attached. Although
it was feared he had committed suicide, no
cause could be assigned. The finding of his
body today proves almost cOnclusively that
the fears of suicide by drowning were only
too well founded.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
BASE BALL.
New England League.
GAME TODAY.


The Portlands will play the Manchesters
this afternoon. The Manchesters are play
ing fine game of ball, and will make the
home team work to win. Shelter is with
them. Play begins at 3 O'Clock.
HAvERHILLs, Is; PoRTLANDs, g.
The game at Haverhill, Saturday, was
surprise party. Still it was square game,
and the Portlands were clearly outbatted
and outtielded. The home club played
phenomenal game, and the way they fielded
and batted would hayew from any club in
the league. 1t was Smalps first defeat, but
the best pitchers have their ups and downs,
and he was not tho only good one to suffer
Saturday. The Have hills could do nothing
with Hatfield. Haverl,ill people feel good at
the victory and they have reason to. 1t will
put new life into the game in that city, and
was the best thing for the league, and it
doesn't hurt the Portlands. much in their race
for the pennant. 1t was a surprise just the
same, though. Following is the score:
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
York County s. J. Court.

ALFRED. June 1.-THE May term of the
Supreme Judicial Court for York county
adjourned today after session of four
weeks. The term was one of the longest
and most important held here for years.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
Deputy Collector Cromwell to be
Retained.
Especial to the Press.

Especial TO the Press
ELLSWORTH, June 11.-Collector Redman
is busily engaged preparing for the transfer
OF the business of his office to the central
office at Portsmouth of the new district Gre
ated by the Presidents order. His clerical
force being meagre, he has obtained Deputy
Collector Murphy's assistance and that gen.
tleman is now employed in the office here,
where he will remain for several days.
The transfer from Ellsworth to Portsmouth
will probably be made June 3Oth, and Depu-
ty Cromwell of Portland has been author
lied by Mr.. Page to attend to it. Mr.. Crom-
well has been notified by Mr.. Page that he
can retain the Portland deputyship. Under
the new order of things there will be but
two divisions and two deputies in the State,
and it has not been definitely decided as vet
who will be given the second.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
FOREIGN.
the Crown Princes Condition Said
to be Critical.
Great Loss by Floods and Hurricanes
In Hungary.
The Emperor of Germany and the
Gar to Meet.

LONDON, Jan. 12-The Chronicles CORES
pondent at Berlin says: Reports regarding
the Crown Princes condition differ, while
the official bulletin is optimist in Tone Fears
that the Princes condition Is serious. Prof.
Vlrchow.'s report, 1t is now said, affrms that
an examination furnished no absolute indi-
cation that the growth in the Princes throat
Is non-malignant.
IL Is rumored that the Emeror William and
the Gar will have an interview during the
military manGuvres in West Prussia next
autumn.
VIENNA, June 12.-Twenty-fiv thousand
square miles Of land have been inundated in
Hungary. There was another hurricane at
Mako, Saturday. The water washed over
the dykes and destroyed number of bridges.
driven back by the soldiers.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-13
FRoMl WASHINGTON.
Home from Their Junket.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE President re-
Sumed his usual routine at the White House
today and devoted most of the day to the
consideration of matters which have accumu-
lated during his absence. The party reached
Washington considerably Drowned from their
exposure to the sun, but otherwise in as good
II not better condition than when they left
Colonel Lamont is the only member of the
party who has suffered to any degree from
his open air experience. He is not only bad
ly slnburned, but the black flies have colored
his face and hands with bruises until he is
almost unrecognizable. Both eyes were
nearly closed yesterday morning as the re-
49,